7group

7group & LEED

Developed by the US Green Building Council, the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System® is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. LEED provides a framework for assessing building performance and meeting sustainability goals.

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7group is a member of the USGBC and has been involved with LEED® since its entry into the marketplace as a pilot program in 1997. The project that generated the formation of 7group was one of the first 12 LEED pilot version 1.0 certified projects nationwide. Since then, 7group has been involved with over 60 registered or soon to be registered projects including the first LEED V2 Gold Certified building, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Cambria Office Building. Videos created by 7group partner Tom Keiter are featured in the USGBC’s LEED Training Workshops.

7group is deeply committed to promoting the future development of LEED and the USGBC.

We serve as:

  • LEED Certification Reviewer under contract with the USGBC
  • LEED Reference Guide Reviewer for Materials & Resources sections
  • LEED Advanced Curriculum Developer along with a team of green building consultants
  • LEED Training Faculty (John Boecker, Marcus Sheffer & Scot Horst)
  • LEED Accredited Professionals (12) (Tom Keiter, Scot Horst, Andrew Lau, Alan Barak, Brian Toevs, Sheila Sagerer, Cris Argeles, John Boecker, Marcus Sheffer, Lura Schmoyer, Robert Thomas & Alvin Changco)
  • LEED Steering Committee (2003-present, Boecker; 2004-present, Sheffer and 2005-present, Horst, Chair)
  • LEED Curriculum & Accreditation Committee (2003-present, Boecker, Chair)
  • LEED Technical & Scientific Advisory Committee (TSAC) (2002-present, Horst; PVC Subcommittee Chair)
  • LEED Energy & Atmosphere Technical Advisory Group (2004-present, Sheffer, Vice-Chair)
  • Green Building Assn of Central PA, a USGBC Affiliate (1997-present, Founding Board of Directors, Sheffer & Boecker)
  • Co-developer of the Energy Modeling for LEED-NC Projects training

7group LEED Projects:

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